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Homegrown energy solutions

Homegrown energy solutions

For years, the Biden Administration tried to push an electric vehicle mandate on our country.  Electric vehicles can be expensive, unreliable, and unworkable in rural communities. Plus - to...

Deterring threats

Deterring threats

America’s foreign adversaries use every tool they can to undermine national interests, including right here on our college campuses. From stealing cutting-edge research to pushing propaganda and...

Keeping America Moving

Keeping America Moving

Truck drivers keep the American economy moving forward. Yet, across the country, we’re facing a serious shortage of truck drivers, and it’s putting pressure on Iowa families and our nation’s supply...

Safer Crypto

Safer Crypto

Digital assets are quickly emerging as a major way in which we spend money. When it comes to the expansion of digital assets, like cryptocurrency, we must ensure the United States is prepared to...

Strong markets benefit Iowa

Strong markets benefit Iowa

Iowa farmers are resilient, but market swings impact a farmer’s ability to conduct operations that ultimately feed and fuel all of us. Whether it’s ensuring access to reliable financing to buy new...

Supporting Those Who Serve

Supporting Those Who Serve

Every day, Iowa’s law enforcement officers run into danger to keep our community safe. Unfortunately, too many of them know the risks of their job personally. Last year, 342 officers were tragically...

Iowa’s rural water system

Iowa’s rural water system

Iowans count on clean, safe water in our homes, on our farms, and in our businesses. What a lot of folks might not realize is that small town water systems can be targets for cyber attacks. A single...

National AG Day

National AG Day

Today we celebrate National Agriculture Day and recognize the contributions of Iowa’s farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers who help feed and fuel the world. Iowa proudly stands at the...

Adoption needs to be affordable

Adoption needs to be affordable

Every child deserves a forever home.  As a father of six, I’ve personally experienced the adoption process when my wife, Kelly, and I adopted two of our children. The experience of trying to give...

Homegrown solutions

Homegrown solutions

Gas prices impact the cost of literally everything: We use gas to transport food from the farm to the store. We use gas to deliver your latest online shopping spree. We use gas to get our kids to...

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Iowa’s farmers feed our families and fuel our nation, but they often take the hardest hit when disaster strikes. Floods, storms, and other natural disasters don’t just damage crops and land; they...

China’s Cyber War

China’s Cyber War

The new frontier of warfare is in cyberspace – and we cannot allow our strength to falter. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working behind the scenes to hack into our systems, steal sensitive...

Bird Flu Crisis

Bird Flu Crisis

Iowa farmers and producers are the backbone of our economy, and they need our support now more than ever. Today, I spoke at a House Agriculture hearing about the real challenges hitting our...

America’s Security

America’s Security

Here’s one thing I know for certain: The Chinese Communist Party will utilize every possible tool to endanger our economy, intellectual property, and national security. From trafficking fentanyl and...

Big win for Iowa’s businesses

Big win for Iowa’s businesses

I have BIG news. We’ve made a huge step forward in my fight to roll back red tape on small businesses.The Problem ➡️ In 2020, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act to root out “shell...

All American

All American

Allow me to introduce Jeremy Lindquist, Mayor of Runnells and member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local #33! Here’s a quick rundown of everything Jeremy does for our community: He’s the Director...

Delivering for Iowans

Delivering for Iowans

This week, I had two very special visitors in Washington, my daughters, Jayna and Selwyn! The girls had a front-row seat to see what it means to work hard for Iowans. From joining me on the House...

Freeing our farmland

Freeing our farmland

Iowa’s farmland is some of the most productive in the world, and it should stay in the hands of American farmers, not foreign governments. Right now, foreign entities are buying up U.S. farmland,...